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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have discussed ways and means to remove barriers to increase bilateral trade.
A high-level formal discussion regarding bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan was jointly presided over by the federal minister of commerce, Syed Naveed Qamar, and his Afghan counterpart, Haji Nooruddin Azizi. Senior representatives from both countries’ ministries of commerce, customs, transport, and finance attended the conference.
Bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are tense due to a variety of reasons including security issues which led to the suspension of trade for many days recently and also in the past..
Officials claim that a number of significant concerns, including as customs cooperation, border management, bilateral trade, tariff reduction, and problems relating to the pharmaceutical and meat industries, were thoroughly examined.
Due to some unrealistic expectations from Kabul, the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) problem has also been put on hold for a number of years.
Both sides expressed their determination to strengthen trade relations and address the challenges facing trade relations between the two countries.
